Lin Ao opened his sleepy eyes and felt refreshed. He had not slept on a soft bed for several days.
This is not his room, but Elizabeth's. Now she is lying next to Lin Ao, breathing softly. Her golden hair stuck to the side of Lin Ao's face. Lin Ao carefully smelled the faint fragrance on her body and felt extremely relieved and happy.
Although not recognized by any official organization, the two had married under the witness of the African natives, and Captain Li Youde specially arranged them in the same room.
But nothing happened last night. Lin Ao originally planned to sleep on the ground, but Elizabeth generously allowed him to come up and sleep together. The two of them just slept together last night, sleeping together.
"you're awake?"
"Just woke up."
Elizabeth raised her head and glanced at Lin Ao, her cheeks were slightly red, and she rested her head on Lin Ao's chest coquettishly. She could hear Lin Ao's heart beating because of the deer's collision, just like her own.
"It's incredible. I feel extremely at ease last night and now. It seems that I haven't felt this way for a long time. The last time I felt like this was when my mother was still alive. She always slept with us two sisters."
"I'm about the same. I haven't felt so at ease for a long time since my parents died."
Remembering that Lin Ao's parents were killed by soldiers from her own country, Elizabeth whispered sorry.
Lin Ao stroked her hair with relief and said: "But I am very lucky and always meet good people. Bashar, Lieutenant Anton, and you, maybe it is my parents who are blessing me in the dark." I."
Elizabeth asked with a smile: "So they found me for you? Was it the daughter-in-law that your parents personally selected?"
Lin Ao held her in his arms and said: "Thank you, Elizabeth, I was involved in the war. I always convinced myself that the reason for shooting to kill was to prevent atrocities. But your appearance gave me a real reason to fight. , I will fight to protect you and your ideals."
"You seem to have said this before. I also thank you for making me no longer feel alone... In fact, there is something I have been hiding from you. I can tell you now, but it is not yet time to tell others."
"What's up?"
"The meeting I want to attend is not held in Lhasa. Lhasa is just a cover for confidentiality."
"Where is that?"
"The meeting will be held in a secret military fortress in the Himalayas. I have the coordinates, but I don't know what it looks like there."
"Then when are you going to tell the captain and them?"
"You don't need to inform me, the Chang'an Cooperation Organization will take us there before the meeting. I don't think even the Chinese colonel who leads the way knows the specific location now, but I don't want to hide it from you."
Lin Ao touched her head: "It doesn't matter. If it's to keep it secret, it's understandable. But how did you know the specific coordinates? You should have been in New Rome at the time. Who gave you the news."
"My cousin Zhuge Daozi told me."
"Really…"
Lin Ao felt vaguely uneasy.
…
"Princess, Princess Mary?"
"Ah? I'm listening. What are you talking about?"
In the bridge of the Impaler, Princess Marie Adenauer was sitting in the captain's seat, looking in a daze. Everyone on the ship noticed something strange about her. She was so energetic and domineering when she first got on the ship, but now she seems to be depressed all day long as if she is seriously ill. She frowns and doesn't know what she is thinking. It's hard to talk to her. Just as absent-minded as before. At first, the Red Knight thought she was sick because she was not used to the earth's polluted air and high gravity environment, but after a physical examination by the ship's doctor, she only found a loss of appetite and insomnia.
The red knight cleared his throat and asked: "Your condition is very bad, why not go and rest first."
"No, I can't sleep. What did you want to report just now?"
"General Nguyen Thi Mai died in battle, and the Empire's Afrika Korps surrendered to the enemy."
"oh."
oh? The red knight did not expect Mary to answer so perfunctorily, as if it had nothing to do with her at all. You must know that this little girl was so keen on war that she wanted to participate in it.
"One more thing, according to the intelligence, the Osiris seems to have gone to Asia. Now that Nguyen Thi Mui will no longer block our way, do you want me to chase them?"
"The Osiris...my sister is on that ship."
When she mentioned her sister Elizabeth, Mary's dull eyes became sharp.
"Go! This time I must ask her face to face why she abandoned me and left the empire alone!"
Hearing what Mary said, something in the red knight's heart was tugged. He thought that sisters Mary and Elizabeth were both children of Emperor Manfred, and that Manfred was a brother to his father. Did the brothers care about each other this way when they were young? If Manfred would not kill his father for profit, he would not have to embark on this unknown road of revenge.
In the past few days, other participants in the plan to assassinate Emperor Manfred have been persuading themselves to kidnap and control Princess Marie, keeping one card in hand. Not long ago he had carefully considered this matter, but now, he had completely given up on the idea.
"Princess Mary, I will help you find your sister." The Red Knight said.
"Thanks."
Mary had a strange feeling that her sister was happy now.
…
"Ten Swords Unit 6? Are you coming here?"
In the hangar of the Osiris, the members of Team Z stood in a row in front of their aircraft. They learned from Lieutenant Anton that Colonel Chen Ma and Warrant Officer Zhang Lei of the Chang'an Cooperation Organization were going to board the ship to meet with Team Z, and Zhang Lei is the pilot of Shijian Unit 6.
Edward sighed: "Good guy, I'll even see Unit 6 soon. Come to think of it, we've seen all the Ten Swords units except Units 1, 8, 9, and 10."
Luke was stunned: "Have you seen Unit 7?"
"Don't mention it, Lin Ao killed him."
"Huh? Why?"
"He is an enemy, forget it," Lin Ao said.
Anton coughed and asked them to be careful not to go off topic: "It is said that Warrant Officer Zhang Lei wants to meet other Ten Swords machines and pilots. Please be nice to me."
Edward curled his lips and said, "Tch, isn't it just that I want to obtain information about other machines?"
"Edward, you can only think this kind of thing to yourself, and don't show it for a while!"
"They're coming!" someone shouted in the hangar.
An amphibious transport aircraft hoisted a body that Lin Ao and the others had never seen appeared from under the sea and flew towards the Osiris. The one hanging was undoubtedly the Ten Swords No. 6 machine. Lin Ao and the others took a closer look and saw that the feet of this dark blue machine were actually a pair of unfoldable webs. Its head was shaped like a sea snake and a dragon. The shoulders are equipped with huge propellers. The strangest thing is that this machine also has a tail that looks like a Chinese dragon.
Luke said to himself: "This shape... looks like an amphibious machine."
Natasha complained: "Well, now I find that the length of the Ten Swords machine is quite strange."
The transport plane hoisted Unit 6 to the deck of the Osiris, lowered the unit and parked it. After a while, Chen Ma, Zhang Lei and about 10 followers walked into the hangar.
"welcome!"
Li Youde and Chen Ma shook hands politely, and Chen Ma asked with a smile: "Isn't Princess Elizabeth here?"
"Sorry, she doesn't want to attend this meeting."
"Oh, it's okay." A look of disappointment quickly flashed across Chen Ma's face, and he maintained a smile and said, "Thank you to the Osiris for meeting us."
"Where, if the Chang'an Cooperation Organization had not taken action during the war in Africa, we might have died."
"You are serious! You are serious!"
Li Youde and Chen Ma laughed loudly. Anton on the side felt that it was no wonder that Shepard chose Li Youde to succeed him. He really couldn't handle such an occasion.
"So." Li Youde made a gesture of invitation: "Please come with me to the VIP room to discuss in detail."
Chen Ma nodded and introduced: "This is Zhang Lei, my favorite general. Please allow him to exchange experiences with your ship's Z team."
"Of course!"
The two left the hangar with their entourage, and Anton heard them talking about their hometown as they left.
"I'm from Fujian, where are you from?"
"My ancestral home is Shanxi, but my ancestors also settled in Fujian."
"So we can be considered fellow villagers? Hahaha!!"
Zhang Lei is a young man with a cut-in haircut who looks very capable. He took the initiative to greet Team Z: "Hello! I am Warrant Officer Zhang Lei of the Chang'an Cooperation Organization. Like you, I am the pilot of the Ten Swords machine. I pilot It’s Unit 6, Jiaolong.”
Edward tapped Luke lightly with his foot. Luke was stunned for a moment before reacting. He was the first to introduce himself: "I am Luke Rand, technical second lieutenant of the new EU. I am temporarily staying on the Osiris."
Among the Ten Sword pilots present, Luke had the highest military rank, and Edward wanted to give Zhang Lei a showdown.
The others introduced their names and aircraft respectively. Zhang Lei pointed to the No. 6 aircraft parked on the deck and said: "Let me introduce my aircraft first, 'Jiaolong', a four-dwelling aircraft in the water, land, air and space. It is especially good at water combat." , I didn’t bring any weapons. The main ones are an amphibious laser rifle, two amphibious laser knives, a harpoon cannon and an amphibious missile magazine.”
"So your mission is to be a fishman, right? To stay in the water every day?" Edward asked.
"Who asked me to be selected as its pilot? My boss is the commander of the Zhenghe-class submarine, the strongest submarine in our organization. If I hadn't come to escort the Osiris this time, I would still be fighting HER in the Southeast Asian archipelago. .”
Natasha asked: "Are we going directly to China?"
"First go to the Gulf of Aden, where our three submarines need to be resupplied. After the resupply is completed, we will go directly to China. We have to cross India, which has been occupied by HER, but there should be no risk."
After Zhang Lei’s introduction, he suddenly changed the subject and said, “Do you guys play board games? I haven’t played in a long time.”
…
Three hours later, Chen Ma and his party left. During this period, Zhang Lei and the members of Team Z except Anton had been playing a popular board game at the time called "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Earth Sphere". The specific rules were Whoever can take more spaceships to more locations with less money will win.
On the way back, Zhang Lei and Chen Ma sat together, and Chen Ma asked him: "What do you think of the members of Team Z?"
"Edward is thick on the outside but delicate on the inside, Luke is witty and restrained, Natasha is cold and sharp. As for Lin Ao, it is his first time to play board games. He is learning very quickly and enjoys it. He does not seem to be as powerful as rumored."
Chen Ma shook his head: "Don't underestimate him, I told you. When I represented our organization to attend the meeting of the Moore Chamber of Commerce to deliver the machine body, I was attacked by an unknown person. The Ten Swords that were supposed to be given to HER Unit No. 2 was snatched away during the chaos. Now this unit is in the hands of Lin Ao, and his background may be unusual."
Zhang Lei said with a smile: "I don't think so. Maybe he is just like the male protagonists in those robot cartoons. He picked up Unit 2 by fate and happened to be talented."
"Then that's too weird."
“Aren’t we in an era where robots fight wars?”
"makes sense."
The two laughed.
